Waste Management Stocks

List of Publicly Traded Waste Management Companies Listed on Major U.S. Exchanges

The companies on this list are engaged in a variety of waste management activities. Examples of this type of company include:

Solid Waste Management Services: These companies provide waste collection and disposal services to residential, commercial and industrial customers. It is common for these companies to own and/or operate a large number landfills, transfer stations (where the waste is processed, compacted and then transferred) and recycling processing facilities. Examples of these types of companies include Waste Management (WM), Republic Services (RSG) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Hazardous Waste Management Services: This type of company provides waste management services to commercial and government entities through the treatment, disposal and recycling of hazardous, radioactive and non-hazardous waste. Examples of these types of companies include US Ecology (ECOL) and Clean Harbors (CLH)

Medical Waste Management Services: These companies provide services for the disposal of medical and biohazardous waste. Stericycle (SRCL) is a large-cap company and one of the largest companies in this field.

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